SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING CONTENT BY MONITORING USER-GENERATED ACTIVITY
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1. A method for providing content on a website, the method comprising:
- monitoring, during a given time period, an activity level of a plurality of user-generated content mediums;
selecting a set of user-generated content mediums from the plurality of user-generated content mediums for prominence, wherein selecting the set is based at least in part on the activity level of each user-generated content medium in the set; and
providing or identifying each of the user-generated content mediums in the set with prominence on the website.
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Abstract
In an online environment, specific threads or forums of user-generated posts are selected for prominence based on some detected measure of user-activity in that thread and/or forum. The select threads or forums may be identified by measuring or quantifying the amount of interactive content provided in such threads or forums. Based on the determinations, embodiments provide that information or links are displayed in prominence on the online site, where the information or links direct viewers to locations of select threads.
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1. A method for providing content on a website, the method comprising:
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monitoring, during a given time period, an activity level of a plurality of user-generated content mediums; selecting a set of user-generated content mediums from the plurality of user-generated content mediums for prominence, wherein selecting the set is based at least in part on the activity level of each user-generated content medium in the set; and providing or identifying each of the user-generated content mediums in the set with prominence on the website. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for providing content on a website, the method comprising:
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providing a plurality of pages that comprise at least a portion of the website, wherein each of the plurality of pages is assigned to at least one corresponding topic and displays content based on a plurality of content items that have been programmatically and/or manually determined to be relevant to the at least one corresponding topic of that page; on each of the plurality of pages, enabling one or more threads in connection with one or more of the plurality of content items; monitoring, during a given time period, an activity level of at least some of the one or more threads at each of the plurality of pages; and selecting a set of threads based at least in part on the activity level of each thread in the set. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for providing content on a website, the system comprising:
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a content manager configured to generate data for a plurality of category-specific presentations, each category-specific presentation including content based on a plurality of content items that have been programmatically or manually determined to be pertinent to a category of that presentation; a content medium manager configured to manage, for each category-specific presentation, one or more user-generated content mediums, each of the one or more user-generated content mediums receiving and displaying postings from users of the website; an analyzer that monitors an activity level of each of the one or more user-generated content mediums on the website in order to select one or more user-generated content mediums for prominence; and a presentation component that is configured (i) to receive the data from the content manger to provide the plurality of category-specific presentations, (ii) to communicate with the manager in enabling use and presentation of the one or more user-generated content mediums, (iii) to identify, from the analyzer, the selected one or more user-generated content mediums, and (iv) present the selected one or more user-generated content mediums in prominence on the website. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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